Cultivate peace, presence, and purpose through the rhythm of the Christian year with our smallest, lightest, most spacious daily planner ever.

Embrace a rhythm of prayer and practice based on transformative tools that have existed for centuries and are still relevant to modern discipleship and faith formation. This life-giving, sustaining rhythm is not just for scholars, mystics, or the super-spiritual—it is accessible to everyone.

“How To” pages, resources, and reflections for the beginner and the master alike

The Sacred Ordinary Days Planner is the culmination of years of learning, listening, teaching, and walking alongside people—just like you—who were hungry for peace, presence, and purpose. Drawing from Jenn’s experience as a Spiritual Director, our planner is designed to help you prayerfully discern and faithfully do the work you are uniquely called to and created for. Anchor yourself as you offer your work as your prayer and your prayer as your work, while also making time and space for connection, rest, and play. So you can do your work effectively, joyfully, and sustainably—no matter what your work is.

ACADEMIC DAILY EDITION

August 2020 - July 2021

Our smallest, lightest, most spacious daily planner ever

Thick, ultrasmooth, pure white paper

One day per page + weekly Examen page

Solid black printing throughout

Two sewn-in ribbon bookmarks

Sturdy book-style binding

Durable book-cloth cover with gold foil details

Ivory swirl-pattern interior

Liturgical wheel calendar inside the front cover

Finger labyrinth and Rest | Reward bank inside the back cover

Updated "How To" pages

Made in the USA (as-in entirely created, designed, printed, and bound in central Texas)

DAILY PAGES

Three daily priorities with cues to focus your attention

Rests and rewards to keep you mindful of your energy and resist burnout

A section for at-a-glance notes, journaling, or your to-do list

A section for your daily schedule

Intentional white space at the bottom of each page

WEEKLY PAGES

Examen page with guided prayer prompt + reflect & reset rubric

Sabbath page with Lectionary texts from the Bible

Quotes from a variety of voices in the Judeo-Christian invite you to practice Sabbath

Weekly priorities help you enter each week with an awareness of what matters most

Extra white space for drawing, doodling, journaling, note-taking, or the reminder to rest

MONTHLY PAGES

National holidays (US and Canada)

Holy Days from the Christian year (liturgical calendar)

Lined space for events, milestones, and priorities

Month behind and month ahead mini calendar

SEASONAL PAGES

Art and introduction to each liturgical season

The season in scripture

Questions to ponder

Practices to consider

Seasonal Holy Days

Seasonal Examen pages

YEARLY PAGES

Current year and coming year

National holidays from US and Canada

Holy Days from the Christian year (liturgical calendar)

Room to add your own celebrations and important dates

Yearly Examen pages

Hardcover: 480 pages

Dimensions: 6.75 x 8.25 x .75 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.625 lbs

ABOUT JENN GILES KEMPER

Jenn is the founder and the heart behind Sacred Ordinary Days. Her background in ministry and spiritual direction, her love of connecting people, and her desire for beautiful, useful, theologically robust resources for spiritual formation drive her to create. An experienced leader, teacher, and speaker, Jenn's vision inspires us and propels us forward. She relishes a challenge, values learning, and loves being at a growth edge. Jenn is also a lover of color, hospitality, sunshine, shared meals, and shared life.

ABOUT SACRED ORDINARY DAYS

Sacred Ordinary Days exists to help people grow in Christ-likeness—and help the church come together—through holistic Christian spiritual formation.

We create and curate tools and resources rooted in ancient practices and rhythms but translated with a clean aesthetic and accessible language, like the Sacred Ordinary Days Planner. Ultimately, we believe that helping people grow in Christ-likeness will build the Church and, in turn, the Kingdom. The building blocks are sacred, ordinary days.

What types of shipping services do you offer?

We are thrilled to ship to the US and around the world. We offer Media Mail (approximately 4-10 days), Priority Mail (approximately 2-5 days) and Priority Mail Express (approximately 1-2 days) via the United States Postal Service and other similar services. All orders are processed in the order they were received. All USPS shipping fees are based on our costs to ship to you, and may shift slightly from day-to-day, as they update in real time. First Class International shipping prices depend on the destination. We understand international shipping is a bit more expensive. We hope to have more international options as our volume increases, but in the meantime placing a bulk order with your friends will reduce the overall cost.

How quickly will my order ship?

Digital products are automatically sent by email shortly after you place your order. Physical products are shipped from our distribution warehouse in Dallas, Texas, USA. While those are typically processed in less than 24 hours, please allow 48 hours for those to process in addition to shipping time. You'll receive an email with tracking information when your order is shipped from our warehouse. Approximate shipping lengths are provided to us via the USPS and are not a guarantee of time, as there is no way for us to guarantee the delivery schedule of the USPS. (We're not Amazon.)

Can I change my shipping address, email or payment info?

Because our orders ship so quickly, it's unlikely that we'll be able to change your information before your order is processed and shipped. For that reason, please verify your shipping address at checkout before submitting your order. If you find an error, contact us as soon as possible. We will try to make corrections before the order goes out. If it has already shipped, we'll work with you to figure out the best and quickest resolution.

What is your return policy?

We do our best to describe and depict each product with great care and detail. For that reason we created the FREE Essentials Workbook to give you a closer look at the design of our planner. The Essentials Workbook will help you evaluate if our product is a good fit for you before you spend any money. You can often purchase digital sample months of the planners to try before you buy. Our planner isn't a perfect fit for everyone, though. We haven't set out to be. It's not possible! That said, let us know if you find an issue and we will do our best to make it right.

If your physical product is damaged or defective, or you receive the wrong product, please contact us with your name, order number, and nature of the issue at hello@sacredordinarydays.com and we will address your concern as quickly as possible.

Customer Reviews

I started using this planner a few years ago and it didn't really click at the time. During Lent, in the midst of all the crazy, I found myself craving order and creating a plan for my day. I snagged a SOD planner with the intention of utilizing it as a planner and prayer journal. I love that there is space in each day for whatever needs to be written on the page. I find myself paging through the readings to set an intention for my day. I'm finding I feel way more accomplished when I can write down my priorities -- only three -- and finish those in the day. I love that the planner has helped me to create moments of silence in my hectic day. I also LOVE that it's set in the liturgical year so I'm mindful of the wider church.

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Planner that Works

I’ve been using this planner for four years. It has definitely gone through some changes but each one has been a planner that works. I’ve tried to switch to other planners but this is the one that I turn to over and over again because it works for me. And I don’t mean that l like it the best, I mean it does the work of helping me to honor the liturgical seasons and keeps me honest about sabbath as well as my daily work. Every year, I look forward to what improvements are made and keep my old ones almost as spiritual journals of my day to day life.

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J.M.

My “ahhhh!” Moments

I have treasured my devotional. That’s what I call it and how I use it. I gave up using it as a planner (no planner has ever worked for me for long....so I don’t blame it on the format). Instead I use the spaces for journaling, reflecting, rephrasing scripture, or praying. Thank you for making this a available!!

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j.h.

a daily gift

Somehow this planner showed up in my Facebook feed back in 2017. I had been wanting a planner that also included a spiritual component. Come June 1st I will be ordering my 4th Academic Year Planner. I love the way this planner has helped order my days, starting with prayer and Scripture, and given me a place to write my life. I am looking forward to not having the boxes at the bottom of each page as I find myself not wanting to write outside the lines. Thank you for creating this wonderful daily gift!

I'm so glad you like those updates for more spacious-feeling pages. I take seriously the feedback we get and we make improvements based on it every single edition. Keep it coming! :) I'm so honored we've been a helpful part of your day for three years. Cheers to a fourth year together. Thanks so much for taking the time to share, Janis. -Jenn

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K.G.L.

A trellis for abiding in the Vine

I'm a recovering perfectionist and rule-follower, but God has used this planner to help me take root in HIM. Over the past year I've moved from "planning" to abiding: I now list my three priorities as "attend, abide, abound" and use those three concepts as structure for reading/reflecting/journaling on the Daily Office readings first thing in the morning. Among other things, I've learned that His law/testimony/rule is first and foremost His love and His work. (Full disclosure: I still do use a separate calendar/planner for the mundane. However, the SOD planner is where my days/weeks/seasons start and I am so grateful! Getting in line for the upcoming academic year!)

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R.H.

helping me organize my thoughts and my days

I have been using the planner for a couple of years now. This academic year especially, this planner has proved invaluable. To be fair, I get out of it what I put into it, so when I made the weekly examen a priority (filling it in on Sunday afternoons), I got more out of the examen. This past year, I found the white space valuable - I would use it to identify characteristics of God I saw in the daily office readings or I would write a verse that particularly spoke to me that morning. I appreciate the limitation of 3 priorities, as I could turn my to-do list into a priority list; that feature reminded me that I don't have to tackle everything at once. Finally, I appreciated the pages dedicated to the change of the liturgical calendar. I referred to those again and again through each season. I have found that after using the planner as long as I have, I am gearing my days/weeks/months to the church calendar rather than the school calendar (I am a teacher). This shift has been very freeing, and for the habit that this daily planner offers, I am grateful. I'm excited to purchase the planner for 2020-2021!

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J.B.

A gentle guide

I have used many planners over the years, but I love this planner. I like that it combines my scripture reading and a prayer with the daily tasks. It gently guides you through the day with what to read and what to accomplish. It’s easy to quickly look at what the daily priorities are or what’s on the schedule for the day. I love to use the box at the bottom of the page for writing out a verse from the readings. I will definitely buy it again.

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S.D.

Best there is!

This planner is all encompassing because not only is it a liturgical calendar, but place to establish goals, achievements, And most of importantly to me, spiritual growth. The layout is user friendly, well thought out and the quality binding and paper make it a planner to keep as a journal and log of my life during that year.

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J.

Wonderful!

I've tried different planners in the past and nothing ever quite worked out in the long run. I think the Sacred Ordinary Days planner brings something great to the table. I love the daily office for each day and the quote/prayer. I love it and it helps guide through my faith formation and helps me set intentional goals and tasks. It's become very important to centering and continually growing in my relationship with Christ. Thanks so much for this!

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L.

Excellent Planner

This is an excellent calendar and planner to help keep my days, weeks, and months structured as well as provide me time to reflect daily, weekly, monthly, and seasonally. I am a seminarian right now and using the Academic Planner has been perfect. I am able to put my class schedule in as well as tasks that are class related and other important meetings. I am also able to add reminders as well. It is perfect to have the scriptures as a way to start the day, especially when we are not in the academic year or on break and therefore not having chapel. The reflection pages have been a good way to stop and reflect on what areas of my life need work and what areas I am doing pretty well with. They are an easy reminder as I start a new week or we start a new season of the church year. I also love having the month pages so that I can see what my month looks like and plan for some downtime when I have had a busy week or two weeks as well as see the 'light at end end of the tunnel' after a couple of busy weeks with class assignments. I highly recommend this planner as a way to combine organization of your days/life with the sacred time and space.